Category Archives: News

Last Friday was the deadline for candidates to file for the 2018 election season. In Lyon County, just a handful of seats are up for grabs, most notably on the Lyon County Commission where Scott Brigg...

Kansas First District Congressman Roger Marshall was in Emporia Monday morning for a pair of industry tours. Marshall visited Simmons Pet Foods and Bunge North America before departing to Garnett to t...

The 2018 Dirty Kanza officially wrapped up Sunday morning with the annual awards breakfast. 2,700 riders from around the country packed the Granada to hear the final results of the DK series of races ...

A pavement resurfacing project is scheduled to begin Monday on the Kansas Turnpike, southwest of Emporia. The project includes milling and overlaying pavement from mile marker 96.3 to 112.3 on I-35/KT...

The Kansas Division of Emergency Management is the latest agency to have an apparent hacking of its social media. The breach was discovered on Sunday on the department’s Twitter account when a d...

Emporia Public Works crews made quick work of a water main issue that developed early Sunday morning near 7th and Garfield. Underground Utilities Supervisor Mike Dvorak tells KVOE News a six-inch line...

This year’s Dirty Kanza threw some new challenges at the 2,700 plus cyclists who took part in the host of races. Saturday’s races began with a 30-minute lightning delay with a classic Kans...

A handful of Emporia State University alumni were recognized for their service both to the university and their community Saturday. Emporia residents Jim and Kathy Kessler along with Karen Sommers, re...

The Flint Hills Rodeo parade celebrates 81 years of competition. The annual rodeo began Thursday evening at the Strong City Arena. The parade started Saturday at 2 p.m. from Swope Park in Cottonwood F...

The Dirty Kanza race is off and running, albeit a little late, following a quick series of severe thunderstorms that pushed through early Saturday morning. DK cofounder Jim Cummins says it was unprece...